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Adviser-matching app launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
... choose if their services are a good fit before responding to consumer match requests via the app. The soft launch has registered 6900 searches on average, 14,500 profile views and 40 direct messages per month. User behaviour shows clients searching for ...

FSC revamps life insurer code

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... senior policy manager Nick Kirwan said. FSC chief executive Sally Loane said the ultimate goal is for the code to be registered with ASIC. The code is enforced by the AFCA-administered independent body called Life Code Compliance Committee. "Every aspect ...

More than half of advisers without association membership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
... have declared an affiliation to at least one association. As at November 1, a total of 24,889 financial advisers were registered with ASIC, suggesting a further 12,489 advisers may not be a current member of any professional body. According to the Financial ...

October volatility sours investor outlook

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2018
... levels (33%) and China slowing down (32%) are also concerning factors. State Street's Investor Confidence Index registered a similarly gloomy outlook across all regions. Global investor confidence decreased to 84.4 points from September's of ...

Royal Commission hits Westpac cash earnings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
... revenue from its financial advice business, BTFG said. Meanwhile, BT Panorama continued to grow with the number of registered investors doubling to more than 23,000 on the prior corresponding period. Further, funds under administration on the platform ...

Former adviser jailed, ASIC posts FY18 stats

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2018
... some clients about the use of funds withdrawn. He also deceived another client about the unit price of an unlisted registered managed investment scheme; a portion of the proceeds sold benefited Birk's father financially. ASIC said that Gold Coast-based ...

More SMSF auditors disqualified

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
... action to ensure auditors adhere to ethical standards." SMSF trustees and members can check whether their auditor is registered, or whether a person has been disqualified, by searching ASIC's SMSF auditor register. Both men were referred to ASIC ...

APRA readies ADIs for BEAR

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
... notes one key element of the BEAR involves an ADI identifying its own individual accountable persons, who must then be registered with APRA. "The ADI must provide APRA with individual accountability statements clearly outlining the specific senior executive ...

Financial advice as charitable giving

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 OCT 2018
... new financial advice firm operating as a charity is changing the lives of low income earners in Western Australia. Registered with the Australian Charities and Not-For-Profit Commission, Leda Financial Advice was founded by financial adviser Michael ...

Chief economist update: Stability is doing it for Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
... set of tariffs will take effect today in the on-going Sino-US trade battle. Yet most equity markets around the world registered gains last week ahead of its implementation. This is because US-China tariff phase two is less onerous than was originally ...